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THE REALTORS LIMITED RACEDAY

Featuring

·        THE MICHAEL PARRAVICINO MEMORIAL HOPEFUL

BREEDERS’ STAKES & TROPHY (GR.11RB.-BAR)

·        THE REALTORS

Former BTRDA Champion from the UK, Warren Philliskirk, will make his Sol Rally Barbados debut in May, when the Barbados Rally Club (BRC) marks the 25th Anniversary of its premier event. His historic-spec Ford Escort MkII is currently nearing the end of a bare-shell rebuild, specifically for its forthcoming trip to the Caribbean.
  Sol

Bridgetown, Barbados (8 January, 2015): With just over a week until the start of 2015 Mount Gay Round Barbados Race Series (16-24 January), the party atmosphere on the beautiful Caribbean island of Barbados is beginning to heat up.
Organised by Barbados Cruising Club in association with Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc and Mount Gay, this

PROCTER AT TEN-TENTHS FOR SOL RALLY BARBADOS
Local Champions in line for 25th Anniversary event
Britain’s Kevin Procter will mark his 10th appearance in the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) premier event in five months’ time, when he lines up for Sol Rally Barbados 2015 at the wheel of his Subaru Impreza WRC S7. His entry is confirmed

Bridgetown, Barbados (21 December, 2014): The arrival of the first overseas yachts into Bridgetown, including British VO70 Monster Project marks the start of the countdown of the 2015 Mount Gay Round Barbados Race Series, which is taking place from 16-24 January.
This event, which kick starts the Caribbean race season, is proving to be

 

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THE DIAMONDS INTERNATIONAL/CROWN OF LIGHT

BOXING DAY RACEDAY

Featuring

THE DIAMONDS INTERNATIONAL/CROWN OF LIGHT BOXING DAY

STAKES STAKES & TROPHY (GR.1

 

 

-       Thirteen-time Formula 1 grand prix winner David Coulthard lifts the Race Of Champions trophy for the first time

 

-       Coulthard prevails after a Grand Final win over young Mercedes F1 reserve driver Pascal Wehrlein

 

-       Six-time V8 Supercar champion Jamie Whincup and this

On a landmark weekend for regional motor sport, in which some of the Caribbean’s best drivers are enjoying a chance to mix with champions from around the world, the home team of Rhett Watson and Dane Skeete won the inaugural ROC Caribbean at Bushy Park Barbados today (Saturday), just hours after fighting their way to a place in the semi-

 

Volkswagen Polo RX completes ROC 2014 car line-up

 

-       The spectacular Volkswagen Polo RX will be among the cars in action at this weekend’s Race Of Champions in Barbados

 

-       Fresh from competing in the 2014 FIA World Rallycross Championship, the cars have now arrived on the Caribbean island

 

Garrison Savannah                       www.barbadosturfclub.org

THE CHRISTMAS SEASON RACEDAY

Featuring

THE SEASONS GREETINGS (HANDICAP)

Entries for Day 24 - Saturday, December 13, 2014

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ROC-14-23: December 6, 2014
With less than a week to go to Race Of Champions Barbados (December 13/14), hundreds of workers are putting the finishing touches to the second massive facelift that Bushy Park Barbados has enjoyed in the past 14 months. Already redeveloped between August last year and May to host Top Gear Festival Barbados,

Bushy Park Barbados and the organisers of next weekend’s annual Race Of Champions (December 13/14) have joined forces with world record stunt driver, England’s Terry Grant, who arrived in the island on Tuesday, to reach out to a new generation of motor sport fans . . . and to give something back to the community in the process.
  Grant

 

 

 

-       This year’s GP2 Champion Jolyon Palmer will compete at the 2014 Race Of Champions in Barbados later this month

 

-       The Englishman dominated the leading Formula 1 feeder series in 2014 with four wins and 12 podiums en route to the title

 

-       Palmer joins a ROC

 

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THE W. C. “BILL” MARSHALL DFC SCM MEMORIAL RACEDAY

Featuring

THE WILLIAM “BILL” MARSHALL DFC SCM MEMORIAL

2-YEAR-OLD CREOLE CLASSIC STAKES & TROPHY

Entries

 It was the visiting Great Britain and Ireland jockeys who carried off the honours for the first time in their annual showdown with the Barbados jockeys on Wednesday afternoon. A large crowd was in attendance at the Garrison for the re-arranged meet after the original date was washed out last Saturday. The conditions were soft and the going

ROC14-18 - For Immediate Release: November 24, 2014

At a function hosted by Suzuki, motor sport champions from race track and rally stage gathered at the Yacht Club at Port St Charles last week to reflect on the Suzuki ROC Barbados Challenge, which selected the two drivers who will represent Team Barbados in the Race Of Champions at

RALLY CLUB CELEBRATES SEASON’S END
BRC partners with Simpson Motors and Automotive Art to support marshals
Nearly 80 members of the island’s motor sport fraternity were honoured at the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) Annual Prizegiving on Saturday evening (November 22); more than 100 awards were presented, with successful competitors

The Barbados Turf Club wishes to advise that due to the inclement weather affecting the island the Raceday Stewards have postponed the Barbados Winter Jockeys’ Challenge Raceday, which was scheduled to be held on Saturday 22 November, 2014.
The matter was referred to the Board of Directors and they have rescheduled the race day to

 

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THE WINTER JOCKEYS' CHALLENGE RACEDAY

Featuring

 THE "SIZZLE STREET" (HANDICAP)

 Entries for Day 22 - Saturday, November 22, 2014

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Former Champions Chris Armstrong and Wayne Clarke returned to winner’s row for the first time since June last year when they saw off some top-class opposition in the Nassco November Safari (Sunday, November 9). . . and they did it in, appropriately, in the event sponsor’s brand, a Toyota Hilux.
  As the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC)

For the third time this year, Barbados made motor sport history at the Brazilian Grand Prix last weekend (November 9). After staging the first Top Gear Festival in the Americas in May and Bushy Park’s successful bid to become the first permanent circuit to host the Race Of Champions next month, Barbados Motoring Federation (BMF) President

Britain’s Rob Swann, who finished second in Sol Rally Barbados 2014, is already well advanced in his preparations for next year’s 25th Anniversary running of the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) premier event. Sol RB15, for which on-line entries are open on the official web site – www.rallybarbados.net -

Better weather could not have been asked for when the sun rose on Sunday October 26th. A tropical wave was affecting the island, and blessed Barbados with heavy downpours throughout the day, making for very muddy conditions at the Sol October Mudfest, held at Three Houses, St Philip. With 16 entries for the event, 12 in the Small Tyre Class

The Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) 2014 Chefette MudDogs Safari & Safari Novice Championships are heading for a dramatic conclusion. Competitors are making ready for the last of the season’s five events, the November Safari (Sunday, November 9), sponsored by Toyota dealer Nassco for the seventh straight year.
  In the overall standings

 

 

-       Newly-crowned World Touring Car Champion José Maria ‘Pechito’ López will compete at this year’s Race Of Champions in Barbados

 

-       López has had a stunning year in the WTCC, beating his Citroën team-mates Yvan Muller and Sébastien Loeb to the title

 

-       The Argentine joins

Team Barbados has its sights set firmly on winning the coveted Country Championship title as it confirms an 11-strong team for the final round of the Seaboard Marine Caribbean Motor Racing Championship (CMRC), to be staged at the South Dakota Circuit in Guyana next month (November 15/16).
  Only 12 points cover the leading three

As preparation work for the Race Of Champions moves into high gear, Bushy Park Circuit Inc (BPCI) has rolled out a new logo, which reflects not only the identity of the facility, but also of its Caribbean island location. ROC Barbados (December 13/14) is the second world-famous event to be staged at the St Philip venue this year, bringing with

Football Legends Brian Robson, John Barnes and Ossie Ardiles graced Studio One at the Soccerex Forum to bring down the curtain on an eventful two days of football discussions.

Soccerex Americas Forum opened at the Sir Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre yesterday. Football administrators and celebrities were welcomed in the opening Ceremony by The Hon Richard Sealy, Minister of Tourism and International Transport and the Hon Stephen Lashley, Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth. Jeffrey Webb, President of CONCACAF in

For immediate release: October 21, 2014
More than 80 competitors from across the motor sport disciplines entertained island fans at the Beacon Insurance BMF Club Meet at Bushy Park Circuit last weekend (October 18/19). With bikes, dragsters, karts, race and rally cars all sharing centre stage, there was something to suit every taste

For Immediate Release: October 20, 2014
Rhett Watson is the runaway leader of the Suzuki ROC Barbados Challenge – Suzuki Rocks! – after yesterday’s (Sunday) first two Driver Challenges at Bushy Park Circuit. With a score of 63 points, he has a 21-point advantage over Roger Mayers and Josh Read, who ended the day tied in second place.

Sporting Barbados 2015 has been printed in Belfast and will soon be making it's way to the World Travel Market, Excel, London. The bulk shipment is leaving Southampton next week, due to arrive in Barbados in November and will be distributed to Hotels, Villas, Sporting events and various outlets islandwide. The on line version will be available

Canadian Special Olympics Golfers Arrive to
Play the Beautiful Golf Courses of Barbados
 
In its continuing support of sports tourism, Special Olympics Barbados announces the arrival of the second Canadian delegation to visit our nation in the month of October. After successfully hosting a 19-member group from Special

To quote one of the visiting athletes, “Every day gets better and better!” As Special Olympics Barbados hosted a 19-member delegation from Special Olympics Brampton, Ontario, our nation extended a very warm welcome and made some new and lasting friends. The group, which consisted of 10 athletes, 5 coaches and 4 parents, spent an action-filled

Jamaica’s Jeffrey Panton won the final two rounds of the 2014 Barbados Rally Club (BRC) Driver’s and Class Championships yesterday (Sunday) at the double-header Winter Tarmac Sprint in St Lucy. Champion Driver contenders Rhett Watson and Stuart White maintained their 100 per cent records for the year with two more class wins, while Daryl

While motor sport fans will be delighted to learn that Jamaican Jeff Panton is returning to do battle with island ace Roger Skeete in Sunday’s (October 12) Winter Tarmac Sprint, they will be just as pleased to hear that more than 30 drivers have entered for the final rounds of the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) 2014 Driver’s and Class

 
When you think of sports tourism in Barbados, Special Olympics probably does not immediately come to mind.  But just as our lovely country is attractive to cricketers, footballers, golfers and surfers worldwide, it is also becoming a place where athletes with disabilities feel very comfortable in our warm hospitality. During the month

ROC welcomes 2014 World Rallycross Champion Solberg

 

-       Newly-crowned FIA World Rallycross Champion Petter Solberg will compete at the 2014 Race Of Champions in Barbados

 

-       Solberg has dominated this year’s inaugural championship with four victories, sealing the title last week with two rounds to

Two drivers from the Caribbean will enjoy the chance of a lifetime to prove their worth against champions from across the world in the Race Of Champions at Bushy Park Circuit in Barbados on December 13/14. The stellar cast already confirmed includes reigning ROC Champion of Champions, Lotus Formula 1 driver Romain Grosjean, nine-time Le Mans

As competitors prepare for the final event in the 2014 Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) Driver’s and Class Championships, front-runners Daryl Clarke, Rhett Watson and Stuart White are looking to the dropped score rule to give them the edge to claim the prestigious Champion Driver title. Clarke and Watson have each finished runner-up in the past

Britain’s Andy Hawkins was first in line when entries for Sol Rally Barbados 2015 opened this morning (October 1) – at 5.00am UK time, midnight in Barbados, he hit ‘send’ to confirm his return for the 25th Anniversary running of Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) premier event. Sol RB15 will run on Saturday and Sunday, May 30/31, with Scrutineering

The Barbados Tennis Association has recognized the outstanding performance of the Barbados Davis Cup Team in winning Group II and being promoted to Group I of the Americas of the annual Davis Cup competition.

Dr Raymond Forde, President of the Association, stated “Our Team, comprising Darian King, Haydn Lewis, Seanon Williams and

Bridgetown, Barbados (30, September 2014): Race teams planning next season’s calendar could do worse than sign up for the Mount Gay Round Barbados Race Series 2015 which runs from 16-24 January.
This event, which kick starts the Caribbean race season, was re-launched in 2014 with a new race format and plenty of record-breaking

 Champions of the 2014 Massy United Insurance Barbados Golf Open, Sally Schofield and Julian Jordan were presented with their crystal trophies by Howard Hall (left) CEO of  sponsors Massy United Insurance and BGA President Cally Boyea (right).

  The presentation ceremony was held at Royal Westmoreland club-house after the final day of

Gregory Dickenson claimed his debut win in the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) Chefette MudDogs Safari Championship in last Sunday's (September 21) Carter's Pit-stop September Safari. Partnered in his Toyota Hilux for the third time this season by former Champion Novice Navigator Andre Murrell, Dickenson's winning margin was just seven penalty

 

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THE BTBA BREEDERS SALES RACEDAY

 

Featuring

 

THE SALE GRADUATES' CHAMPION STAKES (WFA)

 

FINAL PROGRAM

On Saturday 6th September, The Bushy Park Racing Facility played host to the Connect Barbados contingent with our Bushy Park Experience.

 

More than 100 operators from United Kingdom, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Italy, Canada, USA, Trinidad & Tobago, Martinique, Dominican Republic, Brazil and Argentina were in the

The Barbados Rally Club (BRC) is planning to make Sol Rally Barbados 2015 "a real classic", worthy of the 25th Anniversary of the first running of its International All-Stage Rally in 1990. Sol RB15 will run on Saturday and Sunday, May 30/31, with Scrutineering and Scotiabank King of the Hill the previous weekend, May 23/24.
  Neil

- This year’s Race Of Champions will take place at the Bushy Park Circuit in
Barbados on December 13-14
- The Caribbean venue has seen off a strong field of rivals to win the right to
stage the annual end-of-season motor sport event
- A host of driving legends from the major forms of motor sport will assemble

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